With the advent of such a genre as a science fiction novel in literature (and subsequently with the development of cinema), the theme of time travel gained great popularity. For example, the heroes of the George Lucas trilogy “Back to the Future” move in time, interfering in the course of certain events, thereby changing their lives and the lives of their loved ones. Agree, this is a rather fascinating idea. After all, you can not only correct the mistakes of the past, but also find out the truth about certain periods of the history of our planet. You can meet and personally meet prominent personalities, for example, with Aristotle or Omar Khayyam. You can try to save the Alexandria Library from the fire , and someone will even try to prevent Adolf Hitler from becoming the leader of Germany and so on. No less exciting can be a trip to the future ... Fiction is fantastic, but is it really possible to move in time? And if so, is everyone enjoying this pleasure? However, is it a pleasure? In this article, we will try to figure out how close scientists have come close to creating the notorious time machine. It seems that we will not sin against the truth, if we dare to assume that such attempts have taken place, and more than once. And in order to convince readers that the impossible is possible, we consider the facts of time travel recorded in world history.
Philadelphia experiment
This case could be called the first officially recorded fact in which there was a movement in time and space, if not for one BUT. The US government has classified all materials on this case, moreover, it even denies the fact of the experiment itself. Nevertheless, information about him is leaked to the media, and feature films about those events were even shot in Hollywood.
Let us briefly get acquainted with this scientific experiment. The described events occurred on October 28, 1943 in the military port of Philadelphia. A number of electromagnetic generators were installed on a marine destroyer (DE 173, better known as USSEldridge). It was assumed that the equipment mentioned would generate huge electromagnetic fields, which would cause the envelope of radio and light waves around the destroyer, which would make it invisible. After turning on the generators, the ship was allegedly enveloped in a greenish fog, after which both the ship and the fog itself began to dissolve and completely disappeared. A few minutes later, the destroyer appeared in its original place, but later it became known that at the time of its disappearance at the place of the experiment (Philadelphia), it appeared and then disappeared at its base at the docks of Norfolk (Virginia). The project was led by none other than Albert Einstein. It is believed that the scientist through his generators made a hole in space and time. He was so shocked by the results that he burned all his notes on this experiment and said that mankind was not yet ready to use such forces.
Philadelphia Experiment Investigation Results
Despite the fact that its visible part was successful, the results were disastrous. Out of 181 crew members, only 21 (!) People returned unscathed. It turned out that most of them became insane, some sailors disappeared altogether, and their fate remained unknown. But the most mysterious and terrible thing is that five people turned out to be “fused” into the metal structures of the vessel. Many of the "returnees" had severe burns, from which they died after a few hours. Project participants said that they ended up in another, apparently parallel world, in which they observed strange creatures. Which had such a strong impact on their psyche. Half of the surviving officers and team members were completely insane, most of them ended their days in a psychiatric clinic. An incomprehensible incident occurred to one of the experiment members: he walked through the wall of his own apartment in front of his wife and child, and since then no one has seen him.
It is not surprising that the US government did not dare to publish such results. This is how jokes with time can end. Before moving on to a modern vision by scientists of this issue, we consider the cases of time travel that were recorded at various periods in our history.
Unexplained facts
Despite the rapid development of all branches of science, today there is no evidence that time travel is real. However, no one can prove the opposite either. At the same time, many inexplicable facts have been accumulated in the history of mankind that make us think and assume that time travel is possible. Such cases are described even in the annals of the era of the pharaohs and the Middle Ages. Similar facts continue to accumulate today. In order not to be unfounded, let's look at some of them.
Cases of people moving in time
This story happened in August 1897, in the Siberian city of Tobolsk. A man was arrested by the name of Krapivin, who was distinguished by a very strange behavior and appearance. He was taken to a police station and interrogated, the results of which greatly surprised the investigators. And there was much to be surprised! The man claimed that he was born in 1965 in Angarsk, and works as a PC operator. The mystery man could not explain how he appeared in Tobolsk, according to him, he felt a severe headache and lost consciousness. Having regained consciousness, I saw an unfamiliar town in front of me. A doctor was called with a diagnosis of “quiet insanity,” and the man was sent to an insane asylum.
History of Soviet Aviation
There is other evidence of time travel. Here are a couple of them:
1. In 1976, the Soviet pilot V. Orlov said that during a flight on a MiG-25 aircraft he saw that military operations were underway on the ground. According to the descriptions of the pilot, he was an eyewitness to the battle that took place near Gettysburg in 1863. It should be noted that the Soviet military, unlike their American counterparts, was always restrained in such statements, because such information could put an end to their career.
2. In 1986, a similar situation occurred with another Soviet pilot - A. Ustimov. During the course of the assignment, he discovered that he was above ... Ancient Egypt. According to him, he saw that one pyramid was completely built, and nearby were the foundations of others, near which people were swarming.
What do foreign pilots say?
In 1985, a NATO pilot during a flight over Africa drew attention to the fact that underneath does not stretch the desert, but a huge savannah with large trees. And he allegedly saw dinosaurs grazing peacefully on the lawns. Soon the vision disappeared.
Another American pilot (again, NATO) said that in May 1999, flying over Germany, he saw a group of fighters approaching him. All planes were somehow unusual. Having flown closer, the pilot recognized German Messerschmitts in them. While the American was thinking what to do, a Soviet fighter appeared, attacking the enemy. Soon the vision disappeared.
There could be many similar facts (failures in the past), but they also prove nothing. Now let's look at examples of travels to the future.
Aliens from the past in modern warfare
In 1944, during battles in Estonia, near the Gulf of Finland, the tank reconnaissance battalion of Soviet troops under the command of Troshin encountered a group of cavalrymen dressed in old uniforms. The latter, at the sight of tanks, rushed to their heels. As a result of the persecution, one fugitive was detained, who was taken to headquarters. The cavalryman in French explained. Ours were not taken aback, quickly found a translator, and the man was questioned. He claimed to be the cuirassier of the French army commanded by Napoleon. The remains of his corps are trying to get out of the encirclement after retreating from Moscow. In addition, the soldier claimed to be born in 1772. The further fate of the cavalryman is not known, since he was taken away by employees of a special department.
The following fact of time travel takes us to the 80s of the 20th century. A diesel submarine of the USSR naval forces under the command of captain of the second rank I. Zalygin as a result of a storm was forced to make an emergency ascent off the coast of Sakhalin. The officer in charge reported to the captain that there was a boat right at the heading, which turned out to be a rescue boat. It was discovered a man in a military uniform of a Japanese sailor during the Second World War. During a search, he was found documents issued in 1940. The incident was reported to the headquarters, the captain was ordered to follow to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, where the detainee was handed over to counterintelligence.
Accident victim
In 1952, a strange story happened in New York. There was an accident on Broadway, which killed a pedestrian. The police were surprised by the victim’s clothes - they were old-style, and in their pockets were found an old watch and a knife made in the last century. When the victim found a certificate issued 80 years ago, and business cards on which the profession of the victim was listed - a traveling salesman. The police checked the address recorded in the documents. It turned out that this street has not existed for about 50 years. Subsequently, it turned out that a person with such data lived in New York and disappeared about 70 years ago. Moreover, it turned out that at that time his daughter was alive, who provided photographs of her father, depicting the deceased under the wheels.
You can endlessly list cases that recorded a movement in time. Stories of this kind, telling about leaps into the past and into the future, have always been of interest to the public. And for some, they are even collectibles. Here is such an interesting hobby. However, we will not focus on this and move on to modern scientific developments.
Sensation
According to the Israeli scientist Amos Ori, time travel is possible and scientifically based. The mathematical calculations of the scientist were published in special print media. He claims that creating a time machine requires gigantic gravitational forces. The basis for his research was the conclusions of Kurt Gödel, made in 1947. The essence of the latter is based on the theory of relativity by A. Einstein. According to Ori calculations, the probability of a trip to the past arises if the curved spatio-temporal structures are shaped like a funnel or ring. Thus, each turn of the resulting structure will carry a person into the past. According to Amos Ori, humanity has come close to creating a time machine. It is possible that soon it will become an objective reality, and not just the plot of science fiction novels and films. But are we ready to meet the unknown? What awaits us there - beyond? ..
Bermuda Triangle
This anomalous zone is famous for its poor reputation; ships and aircraft often disappear in it. Sometimes they are found, but rather, they resemble ghost ships. Cases were recorded when ships without a crew were found there, and there was no sign of evacuation, all things remained in place, food was prepared in the galley, and there was even the smell of cigarette smoke in the cabin. It seemed that the crew and passengers left the ship just this minute. Another oddity that the rescuers noted is that on all the watches found on the “ghost”, time lagged significantly behind the real one. So this phenomenon falls into the category of “real-time ship movement”. However, today there is no necessary amount of information about this phenomenon, therefore, it is not possible to draw the right conclusions.
Real-time aircraft movement
By the way, and you and I can travel in space without any cars there. An alternative way to get ahead of time is air travel. The essence of this method is to move between time zones. For example, a flight from the Far East to the European part of the Eurasian continent. As a result of such a trip, you can overtake time, there are even extreme lovers who celebrate the New Year several times, dangling from one time zone to another.